The number of corporate merger and acquisition (M&A) deals taking place in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) increased by 6% last year, and the trend seems likely to continue despite oil price volatility affecting economic activity in the regions,...

The number of 'zero-hours' contracts issued by UK employers reached 1.8 million last summer, while 2.3% of the total UK workforce said they were employed on this type of contract in their main job as of the end of last year, according to official figures....

Retailers that offer different benefits to workers on 'zero-hour' contracts than are offered to permanent employees should beware of rules equalising the treatment of part-time and comparative full-time workers, an expert has said.

Small businesses in the supply chain will find it easier to challenge their large customers over “grossly unfair” payment terms and practices if the UK government succeeds in making it clear exactly what that means, an expert has said.

UK rules limiting collective consultation requirements to cases where an employer was proposing 20 or more redundancies "at one establishment" are compatible with EU law, according to an adviser to the EU's highest court.

Large retailers and other employers seeking to make a number of redundancies across multiple sites will be hoping for clarity from the EU this week when a provisional decision is published in the so-called 'Woolworths' employment case, an expert has said....

UK supermarkets could be fined up to 1% of their annual turnover if they fail to treat their suppliers fairly, if additional powers proposed for the grocery industry watchdog are approved by parliament.